Bumpe weather in March

In March, Bumpe sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bumpe's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bumpe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bumpe is place in Southern Province, Sierra Leone.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bumpe reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123424
133424
143424
153424
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173424
183424
193424
203424
213424
223424
233424
243424
253324
263324
273324
283324
293324
303324
313324

How March really feels in Bumpe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bumpe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°194.311.64.4
Feb34° / 23°224.711.73.5
Mar34° / 24°6011.911.93.0
Apr32° / 24°12618.512.22.9
May31° / 23°25627.512.42.7
Jun29° / 23°35429.112.52.8
Jul28° / 22°42929.412.43.2
Aug28° / 22°52229.512.33.3
Sep28° / 22°45929.5123.0
Oct29° / 22°25729.711.82.9
Nov30° / 22°10720.211.63.8
Dec31° / 22°307.411.54.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56238
66139
76040
85842
95842
105644
115545
125446
135248
145050
154852
164753
174555
184555
194456
204357
214159
224060
233961
243862
253664
263565
273466
283466
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bumpe gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
429
530
631
732
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1333
1434
1535
1635
1736
1838
1939
2040
2141
2242
2343
2445
2546
2647
2748
2849
2950
3051
3152

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13236410
23226510
33226411
43226411
52226412
62216512
72216413
82216413
92216413
102216314
112216314
122216314
131206415
141206415
151196515
161196416
171186417
181176517
191176418
201166419
211156420
221146421
231146322
241136323
250136324
260126325
270126226
280126127
290116128
300116029
310115930

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:066:56
211.87:056:56
311.97:056:56
411.97:056:56
511.97:046:56
611.97:046:56
711.97:036:56
811.97:036:56
911.97:026:56
1011.97:026:56
1111.97:016:56
1211.97:016:56
1311.97:006:56
1411.97:006:56
1511.96:596:56
1611.96:596:56
1712.06:586:56
1812.06:586:56
1912.06:576:55
2012.06:576:55
2112.06:566:55
2212.06:566:55
2312.06:556:55
2412.06:556:55
2512.06:546:55
2612.06:546:55
2712.06:536:55
2812.06:526:55
2912.06:526:55
3012.16:516:54
3112.16:516:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bumpe

In seasonPeak

In March, Bumpe sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bumpe's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bumpe sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bumpe?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bumpe.

What to pack for Bumpe in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Bumpe sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bumpe in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bumpe peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bumpe in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bumpe is worst in April — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 9200 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar194Very unhealthy
Apr202Very unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bumpe?

Bumpe sits at 7.9°N, 11.9°W, 38 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Bo, 20 km away.

BoNjalaMile 91KenemaSegbwemaMakeniLunsarKoidu

Topography around Bumpe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bumpe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bumpe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Bumpe is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Bo 20 km · Njala 40 km · Mile 91 72 km · Kenema 79 km · Segbwema 106 km · Makeni 112 km · Lunsar 112 km · Koidu 132 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bumpe (7.8921°, -11.9054°, elevation 38 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).